Carparachne
| Carparachne | |
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| Carparachne aureoflava, the Wheel Spider | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Section: | Entelegynae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Carparachne Lawrence, 1962 |
| Type species | |
| Carparachne alba Lawrence, 1962 | |
| Species | |
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 2 species | |
Carparachne is a genus of huntsman spiders found in Namibia.[1] The genus was first described by Reginald Frederick Lawrence in 1962.[1]
The Golden wheel spider, C. aureoflava, is special in using cartwheeling as a means of locomotion on a hot, sandy ground, similar to the related Cebrennus rechenbergi, which uses a flic-flac motion.
Species
According to The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5:[1]
- Carparachne alba Lawrence, 1962 — Namibia
- Carparachne aureoflava Lawrence, 1966 — Namibia
References
- 1 2 3 4 Platnick, Norman I. (10 December 2011). "Fam. Sparassidae". The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5. New York, NY, USA: American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.iz.0001. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
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